indefectibility
Definition
- Noun:
- The quality of being incapable of failing, decaying, or becoming defective: "indefectibility" refers to the state or condition of being without defect, imperfection, or possibility of failure. It implies absolute perfection, permanence, or incorruptibility.
Usage Examples
- (The quality of God's goodness being incapable of failing or becoming flawed.)
- (The belief that the Church cannot fundamentally fail or become corrupt.)
- (The material's inability to decay or develop defects.)
Advanced Usage
"Moral indefectibility": the quality of being morally perfect or incapable of moral failure.
- The saint was believed to possess moral indefectibility. (The saint was thought to be incapable of sinning.)
"Indefectibility of truth": the notion that certain truths are eternal and cannot be lost or corrupted.
- The mathematician sought to prove the indefectibility of logical axioms. (The mathematician aimed to show that these axioms could never be false or flawed.)
Variants and Related Words
Indefectible (adj): incapable of failing, decaying, or becoming defective.
- The indefectible structure of the ancient temple amazed archaeologists. (The temple's structure could not be damaged or decay.)
Indefectibly (adv): in a manner that is without defect or failure.
- The machine operated indefectibly for decades. (The machine functioned perfectly without any breakdowns.)
Synonyms
- Incorruptibility: the quality of being impossible to corrupt or decay.
- Perfection: the state of being without any flaws or defects.
- Immutability: the quality of being unchangeable or permanent.
Related Idioms
- (No common idioms exist for this highly formal or technical word.)
Phrasal Verbs
- (No phrasal verbs are associated with this word.)